Paris 2024

Paris was the second city to host a third Olympics (1900, 1924 and 2024), joining London.

Paris 2024 featured 19 days of competition and an Opening Ceremony that saw nations paraded on a six kilometre boat ride on the River Seine, passing in front of the Eiffel Tower. It marked the first time an Olympic Opening Ceremony took place outside of a stadium.

These Olympic Games were the first with full gender parity, as an equal amount of quota places were distributed for female and male athletes. They were a Games that was younger, more inclusive, more urban and more sustainable in line with the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020.

The emblem for both the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games was identical. Described as the ‘face’ of the Games, the emblem combines the gold medal, flame and Marianne - symbolising the revolution and people of France.

A total of 206 nations and territories participated in the Olympic Games, as well as a Refugee Olympic Team. All 5,084 medals produced for the Olympic Games were made with 18 grams of iron from the Eiffel Tower.

Approximately 14,000 athletes and entourage members stayed at the Olympic Villages in Paris, Lille, Châteauroux, Marseille and Tahiti. The Paris Olympic Village will become a new residential and business eco-district with 2,800 apartments for 6,000 people.

Existing and temporary venues made up 95% of all venues used, plus 90% of equipment and goods secured a second life after the Games.

The Sports & Events

Breaking made its debut as an Olympic sport. Surfing, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing returned after making their Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

There were 15 new events added to Olympic sports. Among those events, Australia's Noemie Fox became the first Olympic champion in Canoe Slalom's Kayak Cross and windsurfer Grae Morris collected a silver medal in the new Olympic Sailing event called iQFOiL. In Athletics, Australia won bronze in the Mixed Team Race Walk.

There were 9.5 million spectators that attended 329 sport events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Iconic locations hosted Olympic events, headlined by Beach Volleyball directly in front of the Eiffel Tower. The Chateau De Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles, hosted competition in both the Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon.

Surfing was hosted at the renowned surf break at Teahupo’o in Tahiti, where Jack Robinson's silver medal in the men's event became Australia's best ever result in Surfing Olympic history.

The gap between Tahiti and Paris was the greatest distance an Olympic event was held from the host city, narrowly beating out Melbourne 1956 when the Equestrian events were hosted in Stockholm, Sweden.

Team Australia

The Australian Olympic Team, led by Chef de Mission Anna Meares and comprising of 467 athletes, delivered the most successful Games for Australia in Olympic history which included 18 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 16 bronze medals.

Four athletes were chosen to carry the Australian flag for the Olympic Ceremonies. Jessica Fox and Eddie Ockenden shared the honours for the Opening Ceremony, while Kaylee McKeown and Matt Wearn led Australia in the Closing Ceremony at Stade de France.

On the 24th of July, two days prior to the Opening Ceremony, the first Australians competed in Olympic competition as the men's Rugby 7s side began their pool matches against Samoa.

Australia finished fourth on the medal table behind the United States, China and Japan and ahead of the host nation France in fifth spot.

Jessica Fox was one of 11,000 torchbearers in the Olympic Torch Relay, which passed through 450 towns on its 68-day journey across France.